Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Nov 27, 2009, 12:47 am
Yes, that’s what it felt like earlier this week when I caught the last episode of the current season of Curb Your Enthusiasm; Larry David’s hilarious comedy on HBO. For all of you whom ...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Nov 26, 2009, 8:02 am
Read all about it!! There is a free newspaper handed out in the morning by thousands of cheery, friendly locals all around Honkers; it’s called The Standard. Some local blogs call it The Sub-St...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Nov 26, 2009, 12:17 am
One aspect I miss of living in Europe and Germany in particular is going to gigs (concerts to the non-hip). I saw so many gigs in Germany and Europe in general over the last four years. It was fantast...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Nov 25, 2009, 6:09 am
Last week Honkers got cold. I usually scoff at the locals wearing gloves, scarves and heavy coats as the weather gets a few degrees colder. But no, this time it was warranted. It was almost cold enou...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Nov 25, 2009, 5:41 am
I love learning about the history of Hong Kong and how things have changed throughout the years. One blog that sates my quest for this knowledge is Gwulo: Old Hong Kong which hunts down and investiga...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Nov 1, 2009, 1:16 am
Since when do we have to start wishing everybody Happy Halloween?! Happy Christmas and Happy New Year I can just about manage but I really don’t see the point of wishing somebody well for a day ...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Oct 19, 2009, 8:35 am
We have a regular shoppers card at Park N Shop and all it’s good to use in all its relatives. We shop at PNS because it’s near our apartment. But they give us coupons for the TASTE superma...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Oct 17, 2009, 9:41 am
Bloody hell, I look at my blog and two weeks have passed by since the last post. I hate myself sometimes. Anyway I sometimes feel sorry for stores and businesses hidden up in nondescript looking buil...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Oct 1, 2009, 10:13 am
The celebratory fireworks extravaganza were but a not too distant rumble from our lofty perch in Causeway Bay. Dim flashes of light in the night sky were the only evidence for us of the 20 minute spe...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Oct 1, 2009, 2:54 am
It’s a national holiday today all over the People’s Republic. So that includes us here in Hong Kong. There’s a lot of plastic flag waving of the nice red flags of Hong Kong and Chin...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Sep 24, 2009, 9:23 am
I love pigs, I try not to eat too much pork due to my fondness of them. Smarter than dogs you know? But I’ve known some dumb dogs in my time. So Swine Flu still exists and it is literally snort...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Sep 15, 2009, 8:12 am
Not the most illustrative of videos on the strength of Koppu but you get the point. Koppu kept up it’s fight and The Observatory kept the Signal 8 so that we didn’t get to go to work toda...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Sep 14, 2009, 5:22 am
So Typhoon Signal 8 got hoisted (I don’t know where they do the actual hoisting) around 6pm. All the shops are shutting…up shop…and the bus lines are like bread lines in communist Ru...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Sep 13, 2009, 8:05 am
Good morning children and welcome to a very special T1 morning! To celebrate your first week back at school we will probably issue a T8 on Tuesday just so you can feel all messed up with your sleepin...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Sep 13, 2009, 4:00 am
A very boring video of a short part of my bus journey every morning to show the video quality of the iphone 3Gs as requested by a reader who shall remain nameless. Actually it’s probably the wor...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Sep 10, 2009, 9:04 am
Nope, I haven’t popped over to the mainland unnoticed by the sentries but I have been to a Shanghainese restaurant called Beautiful Shanghai in Cyberport for a spot of lunch this week. What can...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Sep 4, 2009, 11:27 pm
With the start of the new school year the mood in Chez Bonkers is somewhat muted and resigned. The summer is over. We have a long year ahead of us with few respite opportunities. But we will prevail...
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Colin G. posted an article on BONKERS IN HONKERS! - Aug 20, 2009, 3:10 am
Well, I think so…especially if it’s right outside your apartment window.
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